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An Aging Population Clouds Cuba’s Future

Demographic profiles of Cuba reveal an aging country, with fewer births than deaths, an enormous emigration of young people of working age.

Cuba exported 8 million tons of sugar in 1989. Today, it must import more than it produces, which is unprecedented for the island.

The Cuban government and its “just revolution” once promised a country without beggars as a symbol of social justice.

After living in very vulnerable conditions in Cuba, Lazaro thought he had found a way out. But the opportunity wasn’t was made out to be.

On the roadside in Havana, private kiosks sell California garlic, Mexican watermelons, Turkish charcoal, and much more.

The signing of documents with China aims to strengthen ties, encourage investment, and spark interest in multi-destination tourism…

Mexico calls the initiative a “discriminatory injustice,” which will also affect families in many countries.

At last, what we’d been waiting for over the past several days has finally arrived. “They’re already distributing it at other ration stores…

The agreement states it is “for the supply of equipment for the Nicaraguan Army to strengthen the defense of sovereignty and peace.”

The inspectors with their fines and evictions no longer instill fear in the people at these illegal settlements.